Product Summary
The Essential Physics Teacher Lab Manual Resources are all of the electronic teacher resources for the 46 lab activities found in the printed Essential Physics Student Lab Manual (the printed student lab manual is sold separately). These teacher resources are only available electronically and include the following:
- Editable Word version of each student lab
- Complete lesson slide sets in PPTX format for displaying during the lab, and pre-lab
- Teacher answer keys for each lab investigation in editable Word format
- Links to videos that help guide you through the data collection, and data analysis steps
Available separately:
- Essential Physics Student Lab Manual (EP-6326) - this printed, student-consumable lab manual includes 46 labs that cover a full year of introductory physics.
- Essential Physics Teacher Lab Manual (EP-6329) - printed set of teacher answer keys for all 46 labs inside the Essential Physics Student Lab Manual. Also includes editable electronic copies of all 46 students lab handouts, and teacher answer keys.
Video Support
How-to videos for some lab activities are included with the teacher resources. These videos focus on proper set up of lab equipment, helpful tips for collecting good data, and strategies for analyzing that data.
Experiments
There are 46 labs and activities covering a full year of physics topics:
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Forces & Motion Kit
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Simple Machines Engineering Kit
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Oscillations, Waves, & Sound Kit
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Modular Circuits for Essential Physics
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Light, Color, & Optics Kit
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Standard Equipment Kit
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Comprehensive Equipment Kit
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Graphs of Motion |
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Motion Graphs |
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Acceleration |
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A Model for
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Newton’s Second Law |
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Hooke’s Law |
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Static and Kinetic
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Projectile Motion |
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Acceleration on an
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Static Equilibrium |
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Work and the Force
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Inclined Plane and the
Conservation of Energy |
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Work and Energy |
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Springs and the
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Work Done by Friction |
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Crash barrier |
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Conservation of
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Inelastic Collisions |
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Elastic Collisions |
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Levers |
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Pulleys |
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Ramps and Inclined
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Gear Ratios |
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Designing Gear
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Torque |
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Mechanical Advantage
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Oscillators |
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Resonance |
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Waves |
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Interference |
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Resonance and Sound |
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Design a Musical
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Electricity and Circuits |
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Voltage and Batteries |
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Resistors and
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Series and Parallel
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Electrical Power |
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Compound Circuits |
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Design a Lemon Battery |
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Magnification of Mirrors
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Reflection in a
Plane Mirror |
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Refraction of Light |
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Creating Real and Virtual
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Image Formation
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Build a Microscope
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Phosphorescence |
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Data Collection Software
This product requires PASCO software for data collection and analysis. We recommend the following option(s). For more information on which is right for your classroom, see our Software Comparison: SPARKvue vs. Capstone »
Connectivity Options
This product can connect directly to your computer or device with the following technologies. No Interface required. See the following guide for details regarding device compatibility: Wireless Bluetooth Product Compatibility »
Buying Guide
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Essential Physics Comprehensive Equipment Kit
This kit includes all of the sensors and apparatus needed to perform the 46 labs from the Essential Physics Student Lab Manual.
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EP-6490A |
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Essential Physics Standard Equipment Kit
This kit includes all of the sensors and apparatus needed to perform 22 mechanics and circuits labs from the Essential Physics Student Lab Manual.
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EP-3567A |
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Forces and Motion Kit
This kit includes all of the sensors and apparatus needed to perform 15 mechanics labs from the Essential Physics Student Lab Manual.
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EP-3576 |
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Essential Physics Modular Circuits Kit
This kit includes all of the sensors and apparatus needed to perform 7 circuits labs from the Essential Physics Student Lab Manual.
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EM-3536 |
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Light, Color & Optics Kit
This kit includes all of the sensors and apparatus needed to perform 7 light and optics labs from the Essential Physics Student Lab Manual.
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EP-3558 |
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Oscillations, Waves & Sound Kit
This kit includes all of the sensors and apparatus needed to perform 5 waves and sound labs from the Essential Physics Student Lab Manual.
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EP-3578 |
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Simple Machines Engineering Kit
This kit includes all of the sensors and apparatus needed to perform 7 simple machines and statics labs from the Essential Physics Student Lab Manual.
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EP-3577 |
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Essential Physics Teacher Lab Manual
Complete set of teacher answer keys (printed) for the 46 labs inside the Essential Physics Student Lab Manual.
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EP-6329 |
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Essential Physics Teacher Lab Manual (digital)
Complete set of teacher answer keys (digital only) for the 46 labs inside the Essential Physics Student Lab Manual.
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